Spirit's bankruptcy as United and Delta fly high suggests there's more to success in airline industry than low fares, and failure isn't about jet fuel spikes.

A war of words between United Airlines and ailing Spirit Airlines executives escalated on Tuesday after the Chicago-based airline’s chief questioned the bankrupt discounter’s business model and ...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told The Wall Street Journal in an interview on Thursday the budget airline model is dead, adding that these “crappy” models “screw the customer.” Kirby’s interview was ...

AirAsia has long championed the idea that low-cost works on a widebody platform. Now, attention has moved elsewhere to new ...

Rising jet fuel costs tied to the Iran war are testing the viability of budget air travel. Updated May 2. Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased operations before dawn on Saturday, leaving many of the ...

One airline CEO is defending his carrier’s business model following months of economic uncertainty that has shook the industry. Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle said Wednesday the ultra-low-cost ...

As Spirit Airlines’ final flight — 1833 from Detroit — descended into DFW International Airport shortly after midnight Saturday, one of its pilots declared over air traffic control frequencies, “It’s ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby earlier this week took a shot at what he called the "crappy" budget ...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has pronounced the era of ultra-discount airlines in the USA over, as carriers like Spirit and Frontier struggle financially and rush to revamp their business models.

Global Chairman of Fairfax Africa Fund, a United States-based company, Mr Zemedeneh Negatu, Tuesday, faulted the ownership structure of Nigerian airlines, saying the industry's dependence on sole ...

Delta Air Lines (DAL) did not just report a strong travel quarter. Delta Air Lines beat June-quarter estimates, maintained its full-year forecast, and boosted its dividend as it absorbed the largest ...